The Deliverance - One week in the Oregon backwoods - Part 3
With the previous nights' sins behind us, day three was on. The only thing is, so was the sun, and contrary to popular non-photog/filmer belief, sunny skies with no clouds are not all that epic for shooting in the forest. While the sun burned hot high in the sky, and the forest was full of ugly contrasty light. We decided that the best course of action for the day was to let the riders get some shuttle laps in to get to know the zone, and for us to set up a cable cam shot. All in the hope that by the afternoon clouds would roll in and diffuse the harsh light.
View part 3 of 4 inside,Incase you've missed any of the story so far, check out Part 1 here.
Part 2 Here.
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This concludes part 3 of 4, so stayed tuned tomorrow for part 4. Check out BRMBA to learn more about their amazing riding area.
View part 3 of 4 inside,Incase you've missed any of the story so far, check out Part 1 here.
Part 2 Here.
Every single tree at Black Rock is numbered. Not exactly sure why that is, but my guess is to
make sure that no illegal cutting goes on. Both to protect the Spotted Owl habitat, and to
keep check of the trail building.
make sure that no illegal cutting goes on. Both to protect the Spotted Owl habitat, and to
keep check of the trail building.
Burritos...the camp standard. It's like a whole plate of food, except you eat the
plate the food's on. Less dishes, more smiles.
plate the food's on. Less dishes, more smiles.
After lunch it finally started to cloud up, and shit was on.
We'd been eying up this section of trail for Curtis to hit since we got here. Likely the biggest
stunts at Black Rock, this section consisted of a step down ladder stunt, to a long natural
table top, to this step up, to a road gap.
stunts at Black Rock, this section consisted of a step down ladder stunt, to a long natural
table top, to this step up, to a road gap.
Just as we were starting to get in the swing of things with Curtis, the clouds opened up to a torrential downpour, effectively shutting us down on any sort of hit or ladder bridge.
That's what happens in the middle of winter in a rainforest.
While we still had a sliver of light left, and gnarly, sopping wet dirt to work with, we finished off the day getting both riders chasing each other around.
Ambrose worked on the top of the truck getting follow cam action, while I worked in the bushes getting soaked.
I think my camera was working at the maximum settings just to capture the action. Check out the ASA 12800 digital grain.
"Laundry day...nothing clean."
At the end of the day, no-one had any clean clothes left, so it was back to crazy town, for laundry and dinner at a restaurant with a big screen TV, and as it happened it was Super Bowl Sunday, so we got to see the Saints crush the Colts. Nice way to end the day.
This concludes part 3 of 4, so stayed tuned tomorrow for part 4. Check out BRMBA to learn more about their amazing riding area.
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Oh and the answer to the question about the trees being numbered...
The forest that the trails are located on is an experimental forest, Oregon State university has been following different trees and their growth progress for a VERY long time, they have been doing that ever since the forest was donated by a private citizen.
There's lots of interesting things about Mt Brown and Black Rock that all came together to make it possible to improve the trails to the acclaim we now get! It is a special place for sure!
Rich - BRMBA President
more iso = more noise/less contrast
to save the picters U can go b&w